FRANCE'S OLYMPIC UNIFORMS REVEALED |
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Images from the official launch campaign for the French Olympic and Paralympic team's outfits for Paris 2024. Credit: © Le Coq Sportif
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In 2019, French brand Le Coq Sportif won the tender to dress the entire French delegation of 900 Olympic and Paralympic athletes for Paris 2024. The kit features Team France’s new identity, unveiled at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, meaning all athletes will now be sporting the same emblem: a conquering and combative cockerel, eyes locked on victory. For the first time in more than a century, the national symbol is presented not in profile, but from above. The blue, white and red are blended to symbolise unity for France and represent diversity.
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HYDROGEN STATION TO OPEN SOON
AT PARIS-LE BOURGET |
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HysetCo will soon be opening a hydrogen distribution and production station at Paris-Le Bourget. Credit: HysetCo.
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Paris-Le Bourget Airport will soon have its own a hydrogen station, built by HysetCo. The first fuelling tests are currently underway, with a view to commissioning next February. With a distribution capacity of more than 650 kg/day (at 350 and 700 bars), the station will ultimately have a capacity of one tonne per day. This fifth station will be an extension to the Paris region’s hydrogen network. HysetCo will have 12 stations by the end of 2024. “This new facility is in line with the airport's zero carbon ambition. With the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games just around the corner, its opening is eagerly awaited as it will enable the numerous taxi and private hire drivers to charge their vehicles during this busy period”, explains Jérôme Goulet, Development Project Manager at Paris-Le Bourget.
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PARIS-ORLY: ALMOST ONE TONNE OF RUBBISH COLLECTED IN TWO HOURS |
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The Parking & Access team, including Henrique Pinto-Rodrigues, Warehouse and Logistics Expert, was heavily involved in this landside operation at Paris-Orly. Credit: All rights reserved.
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Attila was the name of the operation that took place landside at Paris-Orly on 15 January. The Parking & Access team within the Passenger Process Division came up with the initiative which entailed picking up all kinds of rubbish from the car parks and the road network. High numbers of employees got involved ahead of the Skytrax audit, which was carried out from 22 to 24 January. “This operation, the second of its kind, is part of an ongoing drive to improve the quality of service in the airport's car parks and at its access points. We plan to repeat it every six months”, explains Julien Bursztynowicz, Deputy Head of Access and Carrier Relations. Car Park Managers, Car Park Operations Assistants, Car Park Flow Coordinators, Passenger Process Managers… Representatives from every operational and functional division worked hard on this project, which saw almost one tonne of abandoned objects (cones, poles, barriers, etc.) collected in two hours.
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GROUPE ADP TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE EASTERN PARIS EXPRESSWAY |
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Edward Arkwright, Deputy CEO of Groupe ADP, and Jean-François Parigi, President of the Seine-et-Marne département, signing an agreement for the Eastern Paris Expressway project. Credit: All rights reserved.
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On 12 January, Edward Arkwright, Deputy CEO of Groupe ADP, together with Jean-François Parigi, President of the Seine-et-Marne département, signed an agreement for the construction of the Eastern Paris Expressway (formerly the Meaux-Roissy road). The project will receive financial support from Groupe ADP to the tune of €950,000 for the construction of the 6 km link between Claye-Souilly and Compans, in Seine-et-Marne, and will benefit from the close relationships between the businesses in the region and Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport. The work is due to be completed at the end of 2028.
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IT’S RAINING AWARDS FOR GROUPE ADP'S INDIAN AIRPORTS |
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Wings India 2024 at Begumpet Airport in Hyderabad, India. Credit: ©NAGARA GOPAL.
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Hyderabad’s Begumpet Airport recently hosted the fourth edition of the Wings India Awards, Asia’s largest civil aviation event. A number of GMR Group airports were presented with awards at the event. Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi International Airport was voted best airport of the year in the 10-25 million passenger category. GMR Group was also recognised as the best supplier of aviation services. Furthermore, according to the annual On-Time Performance Review, with 84.42% of flights on time in 2023, Hyderabad Airport ranks second in the world for punctuality.
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The number of external employees recruited on permanent contracts by the Group in 2022 and 2023.
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2024, AN ENCOURAGING YEAR FOR FRENCH AIR TRANSPORT
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The French National Federation of Aviation and its Trades (FNAM) has said that the outlook for French air transport in 2024 is “encouraging”. 2023 saw the airline sector recover 97% of its 2019 passenger numbers. FNAM forecasts “very buoyant international traffic”, despite announcing that domestic routes will “continue to suffer”.
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SPAIN INTRODUCES A TRANSIT VISA REQUIREMENT FOR SENEGALESE TRAVELLERS
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The Spanish Embassy in Senegal has announced that Senegalese nationals arriving at its airports will now require a transit visa. This declaration comes against the backdrop of a sharp rise in the number of asylum seekers stuck in dedicated reception areas. Police unions have stated that for several weeks now many Senegalese passport holders, supposedly on their way to Brazil, have sought asylum during a stopover in Madrid.
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EASYJET REPORTS NARROWER LOSSES THAN EXPECTED
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easyJet's first-quarter loss for the 2023-2024 financial year has been reduced to £126 million despite the impact of the conflict in the Middle East on the airline sector. The fall in the cost of jet fuel compared to the price surge experienced in 2022, coupled with the large number of bookings already received for next summer, mean that the British airline is optimistic about the months ahead.
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BRUSSELS OPENS AN INVESTIGATION INTO LUFTHANSA'S TAKEOVER OF ITA
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The European Commission has announced its opening of an in-depth investigation into the proposed takeover of Italian airline ITA Airways (successor to Alitalia) by German group Lufthansa, fearing a reduction in competition on certain routes. Brussels will have the option to prohibit the transaction or to authorise it if it considers sufficient guarantees have been provided. The European Commission has until 6 June 2024 to come to a decision.
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